Harris Academy Clapham

At a glance

Type

Free school (state-funded)

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11 to 16

Gender

Mixed

Pupils

802 census January 2026

Capacity

975

Admissions policy

Non-selective

Head

Mr David Astin

Trust

HARRIS FEDERATION

Address

Clarence Avenue, London, SW4 8LD

Borough

Lambeth

Telephone

02045139350

DfE reference (URN)

147543

Website

harrisclapham.org.uk

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Year 7 (11+)

1. Application deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days

   National closing date for Year 7 applications: Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme (eAdmissions), not directly to the school.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

2. National offer dayMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming

   Secondary National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

3. Accept your offerDate not statedDate not stated

   Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

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A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 10 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.

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Open days and tours

1. Open morning · 11+Tuesday 13 October 2026

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2. Open morning · 11+Wednesday 14 October 2026

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Dates as published on the school's own page, read 10 Oct 2026. Schools add and change dates at short notice and most ask you to book: confirm with the school. All open days in London

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day.

57 first-preference applications and 320 applications naming it at any preference for 100 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Lambeth: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 61.4% of applicants were offered their first preference and 91.2% were offered one of their preferences (2,198 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

• Attainment 8 score
  42.4This school45.4Lambeth46.1England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
  32%This school41%Lambeth45%England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs
  53%This school62%Lambeth65%England, state-funded
• % entering the English Baccalaureate
  69%This school49%Lambeth40%England, state-funded
• EBacc average point score
  3.98This school4.10Lambeth4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 183 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

64.9% January 2026

English as an additional language

26.9%

Receiving SEN support

17.6%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

4%

Girls / boys

46% / 54%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence

7.9% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

22.3%

Pupils per teacher

14.1 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places

975

Pupils on roll

871

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

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Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• Harris Academy Clapham and Lambeth Academy0.5 miles apart
• Harris Academy Clapham and Trinity Academy0.6 miles apart
• Harris Academy Clapham and City Heights E-ACT Academy1.1 miles apart
• Harris Academy Clapham and Chestnut Grove Academy1.2 miles apart

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